Who should Browns take on Day 2 of NFL draft? Here are players to watch

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BEREA — One round down. Six more to go.

The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft came to a conclusion April 23. However, despite 32 players were taken, there remain a lot of really, really good football players.

The second and third rounds get underway on April 24. The Browns have picks No. 39, No. 70 and No. 74.

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Who are the best remaining players entering day 2?​

Here's the best available players going into the second round and where they were ranked in the Beacon Journal's top 300:

• 14. Kayden McDonald, DL, Ohio State
• 17. Jermod McCoy, CB, Tennessee
• 19. Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri
• 21. Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
• 22. Christen Miller, DL, Georgia
• 27. Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
• 28. TJ Parker, EDGE, Clemson
• 30. Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M
• 31. D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
• 32. Chase Bisontis, OG, Texas A&M
• 33. Emmanuel Pregnon, OG, Oregon
• 34. CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
• 35. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, SAF, Toledo
• 37. A.J. Haulcy, SAF, LSU
• 39. Gabe Jacas, EDGE, Illinois
• 42. Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
• 43. Treydan Stukes, SAF, Arizona
• 46. Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
• 51. Jonah Coleman, RB, Washington
• 52. Lee Hunter, DL, Texas Tech
• 53. Skyler Bell, WR, UConn
• 54. R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
• 55. Domonique Orange, DL, Iowa State
• 56. Keionte Scott, SAF, Miami
• 57. Jaishawn Barham, EDGE/LB, Michigan
• 58. Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
• 59. Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
• 60. Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri
• 61. Connor Lew, OC, Auburn
• 62. Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
• 63. Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
• 64. Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State
• 65. Sam Hecht, OC, Kansas State
• 66. Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
• 67. Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
• 68. Logan Jones, OC, Iowa
• 69. Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
• 70. Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
• 71. Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
• 72. Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn
• 73. Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
• 74. Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
• 75. Jude Bowry, OT, Boston College
• 76. Markel Bell, OT, Miami
• 77. Bud Clark, SAF, TCU
• 78. Billy Schrauth, OG, Notre Dame
• 79. Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt
• 80. Elijah Sarratt, WR, Indiana
• 81. Emmett Johnson, RB, Nebraska
• 82. Caleb Tiernan, OG, Northwestern
• 83. Joshua Josephs, EDGE, Tennessee
• 84. Gennings Dunker, OG, Iowa
• 85. Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
• 86. Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh
• 87. Jadon Canady, CB, Oregon
• 88. Derrick Moore, EDGE, Michigan
• 89. Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
• 90. Mike Washington Jr., RB, Arkansas
• 91. Zakee Wheatley, SAF, Penn State
• 92. Romello Height, EDGE, Texas Tech
• 93. Jalen Farmer, OG, Kentucky
• 94. Jake Slaughter, OC, Florida
• 95. Justin Joly, TE, NC State
• 96. De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi
• 97. Jalon Kilgore, SAF, South Carolina
• 98. Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
• 99. Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
• 100. Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU

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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Browns Day 2 draft targets. Best available for Rounds 2 and 3

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